Thomas Jayand Jeanne M.Scholberg

SCHOLBERG, Thomas Jay and Jeanne M. Thomas Jay Scholberg passed away February 19, 2018. He was born August 7, 1926 in La Crosse, Wisconsin to Myrtle and Harold Scholberg. Following high school he enlisted in the U.S. Army and spent 15 months in France and Germany during the closing days of World War II. Upon returning to the states he enrolled at the University of Wisconsin, Madison where he became a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. He graduated with a BA in Economics in 1950. In 1951 he married the love of his life, Jeanne McKenzie. By 1957 the family had grown to four with the addition of daughter Kay and son Tom, Jr. Tom's career with Eton Corporation first took the family to Evanston and then Arlington Heights, IL before settling in New Canaan, CT for the next 35 years. After retiring, Tom and Jeanne moved Savannah, GA where they spent 18 enjoyable years together playing tennis and pursuing an active social life. Jeanne McKenzie Scholberg was born October 17, 1929 in La Crosse, Wisconsin to Esther and Ralph E. McKenzie. She was the youngest of five children and the only girl. She attended the University of Wisconsin where she joined Delta Gamma. She graduated in 1951 with a BA in English and married Tom the same year. Throughout their marriage and wherever they lived Jeanne was an active volunteer with numerous civic and charitable organizations. She later became a residential Realtor in New Canaan and went on to practice for thirty years. She was an avid tennis player until she turned 86 and enjoyed knitting, needlepoint, decorating and gardening. In August 2017 Tom and Jeanne moved to Dallas to be closer to family. Shortly after Tom died at age 91 in February 2018, Jeanne suffered a massive stroke and died February 28. They were devoted to each other for 70 years. Tom and Jeanne are survived by daughter Kay Weeks and husband Peter of Dallas, and by son Tom Jr. and wife Barbara of Duxbury, MA plus three grandchildren: Thomas III and Hanna Scholberg, and Elizabeth (Weeks) Bumpas and her husband Joe. Jeanne is also survived by her brother Richard McKenzie and wife Jean of Madison, WI. A celebration of their lives will be held April 23, 2018 at 11:00am at Preston Hollow Presbyterian Church Chapel. In lieu of flowers the family asks that you make a donation to either UTSW - Ball for Eye Research, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX 75390 or Operation Kindness, 3201 Earhart Dr., Carrollton, TX 75006 (www.operationkindness. org).

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